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In the interest of intellectual honesty, it's possible that I'm an extreme outlier in this respect. I've spent the last year traveling around the world, I find

In the interest of intellectual honesty, it's possible that I'm an extreme outlier in this respect. I've spent the last year traveling around the world, I find it really easy to share emotional vulnerability with strangers, and I've made meaningful connections with people in every country I've lived in for more than a week. This is likely not true for most people.

scsc 6y ago
haha easy there traveler. True for more people than you think.
watwut 6y ago
Emotional vulnerability is easier with strangers you will never meet again. What parent talks about is acceptance and being member of in-group. That is much much different. It is also much different to really click and be really in-group with people from another culture, because you can't rely on assumptions you grew with.
dondawest 6y ago
In the interest of intellectual honesty, I just wanted to say that I’m an awesome person and I am literally so cool. This is likely not true for most people.
- L_Rahman 6y ago
  I respect the call out in this comment.
TomSwirly 6y ago
> I find it really easy to share emotional vulnerability with strangers You and almost everyone else. It's much easier to be emotionally vulnerable using a "throw-away account". For an example, if you come out as gay to some stranger on a train, it's almost certain that there will never be any real-world repercussions. But if you come out as gay to someone in your hometown, it will likely change your life forever. > I've made meaningful connections with people in every country I've lived in for more than a week. [...] This is likely not true for most people. Funny, I've heard some variation on this speech from most people who get to travel around the world for a year. I attribute it to not having to worry about money, myself, and it's my belief that a majority of humanity would be that way, if they could afford it.

scsc 6y ago

haha easy there traveler. True for more people than you think.

watwut 6y ago

Emotional vulnerability is easier with strangers you will never meet again. What parent talks about is acceptance and being member of in-group. That is much much different. It is also much different to really click and be really in-group with people from another culture, because you can't rely on assumptions you grew with.

dondawest 6y ago

In the interest of intellectual honesty, I just wanted to say that I’m an awesome person and I am literally so cool. This is likely not true for most people.

L_Rahman 6y ago
I respect the call out in this comment.

TomSwirly 6y ago

> I find it really easy to share emotional vulnerability with strangers You and almost everyone else. It's much easier to be emotionally vulnerable using a "throw-away account". For an example, if you come out as gay to some stranger on a train, it's almost certain that there will never be any real-world repercussions. But if you come out as gay to someone in your hometown, it will likely change your life forever. > I've made meaningful connections with people in every country I've lived in for more than a week. [...] This is likely not true for most people. Funny, I've heard some variation on this speech from most people who get to travel around the world for a year. I attribute it to not having to worry about money, myself, and it's my belief that a majority of humanity would be that way, if they could afford it.